No, BC Liberals: Kids in British Columbia Can’t Buy Drugs From ‘Vending Machines’ Published January 27, 2023 Analysis Days ahead of decriminalization, anxieties surrounding drugs are being stoked by those who oppose safe supply
BC Government Looking Into International Student Overdoses After Community Sounds Alarm Published January 20, 2023 News Ministry officials are reaching out to community members, BC Addictions Minister Jennifer Whiteside says
International Students Are Dying From Overdoses at an Alarming Rate. But BC’s Government Isn’t Tracking the Problem. Published January 16, 2023 News BC’s government says it does not collect data on how the overdose crisis is impacting communities based on race or ethnicity
The National Post Claims an Academic Was ‘Censored’ For Criticizing BC’s ‘Safe Supply’ Policy. That’s Not Quite Accurate. Published January 9, 2023 Analysis Drug policy advocates say safe supply is being used as a ‘scapegoat’ by right-wing political figures
Police and Politics: How Police in Vancouver Became British Columbia’s Top Newsmaker in 2022 Published December 21, 2022 Analysis This year, police became political and stirred up a panic over crime and homelessness to help justify more funding for cops
Former People’s Party Candidate Warns Anti-Vaxxer Rally They May Be Victims of Next ‘Rwandan Genocide’ Published December 14, 2022 Video Rhetoric at BC ‘freedom’ rallies are growing increasingly extreme